good afternoon

good afternoon
noun
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Syn: ↑afternoon
Hypernyms: ↑greeting, ↑salutation, ↑farewell, ↑word of farewell

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interj
somewhat formal
— used to say hello to someone in the afternoon

Good afternoon! Thanks for calling.

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ˌgood afterˈnoon 7 [good afternoon] exclamation
used to say hello politely when people first see each other in the afternoon; in informal use people often just say Afternoon.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • good afternoon — hello, hi, good day    Answer the phone this way: Good afternoon, Ko speaking …   English idioms

  • good afternoon — good .after noon formal used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the afternoon, especially someone you do not know →↑good evening, good morning ↑good morning …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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